On Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4, 2018,
we will hold our annual winter book sale. Thousands
of books will be for sale in the Library's Community
Room. On Saturday, hard-cover and trade paperbacks
are priced at $1.00 and mass-market paperbacks are 50
cents each. Sunday is Bargain Day; all items are
half-price and a brown bag is $8.00. In addition,
individually-priced books in the Friends' Book Shop
will be half-price on both Saturday and Sunday.

A delightful show-and-tell on the clothing of Regency
England as reflected in Jane Austen's fiction, which
will include dressing "Elizabeth Bennet" and "Mr.
Darcy," and readings from Miss Austen's letters and
novels. While dressed in authentic Regency attire,
Ms. Carle will give a detailed overview of the
clothing of the Regency era (early 1800s) for both
gentlemen and ladies. Teens through adults will enjoy
discovering just how important fashion was 200 years
ago!

Women in World Jazz brings together women of
different nationalities with extensive experience in
performance and education. The music is easy to
relate to, diverse, and danceable. All members of the
group are accomplished musicians playing a variety of
musical styles ranging from jazz to world/ethnic. The
music and dance featured are from Cuba, Brazil, Cape
Verde, Japan, and the Middle East. The program is an
educational, family-friendly presentation that allows
audience participation for all ages.

Joe and Rose Kennedy's strikingly beautiful daughter
Rosemary attended exlusive schools, was presented as
a debutate to the queen of England, and traveled the
world with her high-spirited sisters. Yet Rosemary
was intellectually disabled, a secret fiercely
guarded by her powerful and glamorous family. Come
and find more about this forgotten Kennedy daughter
and the impact she had in later life on her more
famous siblings.

On Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15, 2017, we will
hold our 45th annual fall book sale. Thousands of books will
be for sale in the Library's Community Room. On Saturday,
hard-cover books and trade paperbacks are priced at $1.00 and
mass-market paperbacks are 50 cents each. Sunday is Bargain
Day; all items are half-price and a brown bag of books is
$8.00. In addition, individually-priced books in the Friends' Book Shop will be
half-price on both Saturday and Sunday.

The Friends of the Needham Public Library, in
conjunction with Needham People Against Trafficking
Humans (PATH), will host author Jasmine Grace in the
Library's Community Room to speak about her
autobiography. The Diary of Jasmine Grace was
released in January 2017 in honor of Human
Trafficking Awareness Month.